Pictured above: Family of Holocaust survivor Mark Schonwetter (front center) who as a child was hidden and saved by Righteous Rescuers in the Carpathian mountains in Poland.
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. May 1, 2007 Through a program funded by the Claims Conference, a group of 8th graders in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who had never […]
The German Ministry of Finance has determined that “old-age pensions and pensions on account of reduced earning capacity, occupational accident, occupational illness, or death, or comparable benefits” should not be included in calculating an applicant’s income for the purpose of an application to the Article 2 Fund. According to the German Ministry of Finance, the […]
Isaac and Rosa Blum survived the Holocaust in a Polish forced-labor camp, making bullets for the Nazis. Now both in their early 90s, they credit the homecare assistance they receive from a New York City social welfare agency, through funding from the Claims Conference, as the primary reason they are able to still live independently […]
The Claims Conference provides support to individual social services agencies worldwide to host luncheons, dances, talks, and community events called Café Europa